Guardians of the Galaxy Telltale Game gets a Prequel Comic Book

You know having read let’s say, a crap-ton of superhero comic books, I’ve read and seen some pretty weird stuff. Sometimes time travel is involved and my brain melts like an ice cream cone on the hottest day during the summer. Telltale has now broken my brain so much, I’m not sure I can properly file my taxes.

Telltale has recently released the first episode of their latest game, Guardians of the Galaxy. The game is of course based on the superhero space group from the pages of Marvel Comics, but is more based on the movie adaptation by James Gunn from 2014. So do try and keep a hold of your sanity when I say that Telltale are releasing a comic book based on the game that’s based on a movie that was based on a comic book. Writing this article right now is a task, believe me.

Yeah, Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series is a five-issue miniseries that acts as a prequel to the game that is once again based on a movie that was based on a comic book, seriously editing this will be the hardest thing I do all week. Fred Van Lente is writing it with the art being handled by Salva Espin as David Nakayama colors it. Here is the solicitation for the first issue coming out in July.

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: THE TELLTALE SERIES #1 (OF 5) FRED VAN LENTE (W) • Salva Espin (A) Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM GAME VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE An all-new prequel to the interactive episodic game Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series! A group of cultists have taken over the planet Titan, turning it into a proverbial hive of scum and villainy, all worshipping its most infamous native son, the cosmic tyrant Thanos! Luckily for the Guardians of the Galaxy, it’s also the target of their newest heist! Hired by a mysterious buyer, our band or ragtag misfits will have to get in and get out without being sliced and diced by a planet full of crazies. Easier said than done! Join Star-Lord, Drax, Gamora, Rocket and Groot on an action-packed, laugh-filled adventure that’s not only being created in conjunction with Telltale, but also leads directly to the new smash hit game! 32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

So I can only assume that the comic will have the Guardians of the game meet the ones from the movie who will then run into the originals from the comics and thus make reality continuously collapse in on itself. I need to lay down.

What’s your reaction to it? Wanna read it? Have you played the first episode? Let us know in the comments below as I put an ice pack on my head and rest!

I was born a young geeky child down in Texas, but raised in Arkansas. I am an aspiring writer across multiple mediums, particularly film. I adore stories be they film, TV, comics, novels, video games, shorts, whatever fascinates me to read, watch, or play, I'm into that. I also love telling people about stories.